Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hEah; akin to Old High German hOh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill
Pronunciation : hI
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. high point, highest point; high gear (in an automobile); high pressure system (Meteorology); state of euphoria produced by drugs or alcohol (Slang); state of great excitement, high spirits. tall, lofty, elevated; expensive, costly; excited, elated; high-pitched; strong, powerful; important, serious; exalted, superior; under the influence of drugs, intoxicated (Slang). adupward, to a higher altitude; to a high degree; extravagantly. drunk, feeling happy after using a drug, stoned Look into his eyes to see:
if he's high. Are his eyes clear?. Next >>.
2. To hie.
3. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
4. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
5. Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
6. Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
7. Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
8. Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
9. Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
10. Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; used in a bad sense.
11. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high heat; high noon; high seasoning; high pleasure; high color; high scholarship, etc.
12. Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
13. Acute or sharp; opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
14. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
15. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
16. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
17. The highest card dealt or drawn.
18. To rise; as, the sun higheth. a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn't like heights" a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on" a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days" an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" happy and excited and energetic slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension ; "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river" in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" in a rich manner; "he lives high".
19. 1. Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants. a house, with a high wall all around it Mount Marcy is the highest mountain in the Adirondacks. high-heeled shoes The gate was too high for a man of his age to climb. ¡Ù low High is also an adverb. wagons packed high with bureaus, bedding, and cooking pots.
20. You use high to talk or ask about how much something upright measures from the bottom to the top. an elegant bronze horse only nine inches high Measure your garage: how high is the door?.
21. If something is high, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing. I looked down from the high window In Castel Molo, high above Taormina, you can sample the famous almond wine made there. ¡Ù low High is also an adverb. being able to run faster or jump higher than other people. If something is high up, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing. We saw three birds circling very high up.
22. You can use high to indicate that something is great in amount, degree, or intensity. The European country with the highest birth rate is Ireland Official reports said casualties were high Commercialisation has given many sports a higher profile. ¡Ù low High is also an adverb. He expects the unemployment figures to rise even higher in coming months. You can use phrases such as `in the high 80s' to indicate that a number or level is, for example, more than 85 but not as much as.
23. ¡Ù low.
24. If a food or other substance is high in a particular ingredient, it contains a large amount of that ingredient. Don't indulge in rich sauces, fried food and thick pastry as these are high in fat. ¡Ù low.
25. If something reaches a high of a particular amount or degree, that is the greatest it has ever been. Traffic from Jordan to Iraq is down to a dozen loaded lorries a day, compared with a high of 200 a day Sales of Russian vodka have reached an all-time high. ¡Ù low.
26. If you say that something is a high priority or is high on your list, you mean that you consider it to be one of the most important things you have to do or deal with. The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority Economic reform is high on the agenda. ¡Ù low.
27. Someone who is high in a particular profession or society, or has a high position, has a very important position and has great authority and influence. Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy? corruption in high places. Someone who is high up in a profession or society has a very important position. His cousin is somebody quite high up in the navy.
28. You can use high to describe something that is advanced or complex. Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.
29. If you aim high, you try to obtain or to achieve the best that you can. You should not be afraid to aim high in the quest for an improvement in your income.
30. If someone has a high reputation, or people have a high opinion of them, people think they are very good in some way, for example at their work. She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories People have such high expectations of you. ¡Ù low.
31. If the quality or standard of something is high, it is very good indeed. His team were of the highest calibre.
32. If someone has high principles, they are morally good. He was a man of the highest principles.
33. A high sound or voice is close to the top of a particular range of notes. Her high voice really irritated Maria. ¡Ù low.
34. When a river is high, it contains much more water than usual. The waters of the Yangtze River are dangerously high for the time of year. ¡Ù low.
35. If your spirits are high, you feel happy and excited. Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours. ¡Ù low.
36. If someone is high on drink or drugs, they are affected by the alcoholic drink or drugs they have taken. He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them.
37. A high is a feeling or mood of great excitement or happiness.
38. If you say that something came from on high, you mean that it came from a person or place of great authority. Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week.
39. emphasis If you say that you were left high and dry, you are emphasizing that you were left in a difficult situation and were unable to do anything about it. Schools with better reputations will be flooded with applications while poorer schools will be left high and dry.
40. If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
41. emphasis If you say that you looked high and low for something, you are emphasizing that you looked for it in every place that you could think of.
42. in high dudgeon: see:
dudgeon come hell or high water: see hell to be high time: see time. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high place high school high seas high definition television high rise building high speed steel high energy physics United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office of the.
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